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Tallis Lindisere
Farne Corp
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Posted - 2012.07.18 20:31:00 -
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After reading a couple of posts about the new ship colour schemes, I was doing a trawl through all the EVE ships to see which ones look they would be worth flying now. You read the posts about how good certain ships are, you take a look at it and realise that no way would you want to cruise down the space lanes in something looking like that (insert name of naff ship, probably Gallente) even if it can kill 99% of all known ships. After all number one criteria for what ship you want to use is not how many guns it has, but does it have go faster stripes, chromed exhausts and furry dice :-)
But thats getting away from the point of the post. I was looking at the Primae and can't figure out why anyone from CCP thought it was a good idea. I remember checking it out a while ago when I was getting into PI and couldn't think of why I would use it then either. Also I can never ever remember seing one on any of my travels around EVE.
So trying to figure out the answer to two questions.
Has anyone ever figured out a use for it?
and
Why would anyone build and try to sell 50 of the things?
Wonders if it should be made the punch buggy ship of EVE. |
Karash Amerius
Sutoka
59
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Posted - 2012.07.18 20:32:00 -
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You don't build Primaes, they are a gift from god.
Karash Amerius
Operative, Sutoka |
Metal Icarus
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
226
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Posted - 2012.07.18 20:33:00 -
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i regretfully chose it as a "gift"... thought I could find a use for it.
NOPE. Any industrial can do what it can do. Unless you have NO industrial ship skills, no use what so ever.
reprocessed it.
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Price Check Aisle3
158
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Posted - 2012.07.18 20:35:00 -
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A short time after I started playing, someone gave us two of them. This is what we did:
Metal Icarus wrote:reprocessed it.
- Karl Hobb IATS |
highonpop
Void.Tech
Fatal Ascension
140
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Posted - 2012.07.18 20:36:00 -
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It was given as a gift by CCP IIRC for something. You may or may not be able to build them
They are 100% useless if you have any of the racial hauler skills trained to level 1
There isn't a need for a PI ship. The only thing I could think of is if the ship could act as its own customs office. But then, that would negate the need for a PoCo...
SEE YOU IN 319 STATION!!! WOOO HOOOO!!!!! |
Corina Jarr
Spazzoid Enterprises
Purpose Built
1075
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Posted - 2012.07.18 20:37:00 -
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It is great in my hanger, nice and pretty and...
I'm in denial, leave me be. |
Tallis Lindisere
Farne Corp
20
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Posted - 2012.07.18 20:37:00 -
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Metal Icarus wrote:i regretfully chose it as a "gift"... thought I could find a use for it.
NOPE. Any industrial can do what it can do. Unless you have NO industrial ship skills, no use what so ever.
reprocessed it.
I was actually tempted to check the Mineral Payback to see if it would be worthwhile buying them up and trashing them.
Then I realised life was too short :-) |
Patrakele
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
37
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Posted - 2012.07.18 20:39:00 -
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Primae purpose is to be sinned in the hangar. |
Diablo Ex
Red-Five
101
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Posted - 2012.07.18 20:39:00 -
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I found a wonderful use for my Primae...
I named it "Primae Pinata" , I put 4 cargo expanders in the low slots, and I filled it with Slaves, Dancing Girls, Wine & spirits, Holoreels, and other such party favors. Then I flew it to Amamake and watched the fireworks.
Fun was had by all
..
Diablo Ex Machina - "I'm not here to fix your problem" |
Tallis Lindisere
Farne Corp
20
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Posted - 2012.07.18 20:40:00 -
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Corina Jarr wrote:It is great in my hanger, nice and pretty and...
I'm in denial, leave me be.
The sad thing about this is, I actually like the colour scheme :-) wonder if CCP could be sweet talked into swapping it for the Noctis one.
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Garrvik
14
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Posted - 2012.07.18 20:40:00 -
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There was a problem with the game one time where the servers were down for multiple days. If memory serves, CCP gave people free SP and a Primae as a way of saying sorry. Later on, the Primae was also offered as a free gift if you selected it.
I am pretty certain that it cannot be manufactured and it more of a "Hey, look at what I got" type of ship. Also, as previously stated, it has no skill requirements, so if you make a PI alt, you could ignore all Spaceship Command skills and just use one of these. |
Vincent Athena
V.I.C.E.
Comic Mischief
826
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Posted - 2012.07.18 20:41:00 -
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Collectors item. One day it will be worth billions!
http://vincentoneve.wordpress.com/ |
Tallis Lindisere
Farne Corp
20
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Posted - 2012.07.18 20:46:00 -
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Garrvik wrote:There was a problem with the game one time where the servers were down for multiple days. If memory serves, CCP gave people free SP and a Primae as a way of saying sorry. Later on, the Primae was also offered as a free gift if you selected it.
I am pretty certain that it cannot be manufactured and it more of a "Hey, look at what I got" type of ship. Also, as previously stated, it has no skill requirements, so if you make a PI alt, you could ignore all Spaceship Command skills and just use one of these.
But yea, as already been said, mostly just to look at.
Yeah after one of the earlier comments, I checked for a blueprint. There isn't one. Thanks for everyones input. It was really bugging me why such a useless ship was in the game.
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Gogela
Direct Action LLC.
890
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Posted - 2012.07.18 20:46:00 -
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...because reasons.
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Xercodo
Disturbed Friends Of Diazepam
1223
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Posted - 2012.07.18 21:04:00 -
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You scam people into thinking it's a noctis
But honestly the only REAL use the primae has is for trial accounts to try PI because they can't fly proper industrial and the frigates and cruisers they CAN fly don't offer a whole lot of cargo space.
Other applicable uses are to load it full of booze, drugs, and hookers, and leave it in a POS bubble and use it as a RP party destination.
The Drake is a Lie |
MadMuppet
Universal Freelance
CONSORTIUM UNIVERSALIS
503
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Posted - 2012.07.18 21:15:00 -
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If Xercodo hasn't found strange use for it, nobody will.
If I tried to make a type of coffee that made all of you happy, and you rated it, the group score for it would be about 60 out of 100. Break into 3 or 4 coffee clusters, and made coffee just for each cluster, the scores would go from 60 to 78. The difference between coffee at 60 and coffee at 78 is a difference between coffee that makes you wince or makes you happy. |
Logan LaMort
Black Rebel Rifter Club
The Devil's Tattoo
1267
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Posted - 2012.07.18 21:22:00 -
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Seriously, does no one remember it as a free gift leading up to the Tyrannis expansion? It had a cargo hold for PI stuff and the model was reused for the Noctis which came out during Incursion. |
Amber Katelo
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
9
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Posted - 2012.07.18 21:46:00 -
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Logan LaMort wrote:Seriously, does no one remember it as a free gift leading up to the Tyrannis expansion? It had a cargo hold for PI stuff and the model was reused for the Noctis which came out during Incursion.
QFT...
I have four of them. Don't do PI anymore, but when I did try PI out, I used a hauler like everyone else. |
Azami Nevinyrall
Project Cerberus
Caldari State Capturing
326
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Posted - 2012.07.18 22:18:00 -
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It's currently collecting dust, more then likely going to collect more...
Do you know what a sh*t-barometer is? It measures the sh*t-pressure in the air, did you hear that? The sounds of the whispering winds of sh*t... |
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
8594
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Posted - 2012.07.18 23:24:00 -
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Tallis Lindisere wrote:Has anyone ever figured out a use for it? Same use as for the Echelon, Zephyr, and Apotheosis: a memento.
Quote:Why would anyone build and try to sell 50 of the things? No-one would because no-one can. They can try to collect 50 of them and try to sell them, and the reason for doing so would, presumably, be to make money.
GÇ£If you're not willing to fight for what you have in GëívGëí you don't deserve it, and you will lose it.GÇ¥
CONCORD spawns: quick enough to save you?
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CARB0N FIBER
Derailleurs
31
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Posted - 2012.07.18 23:25:00 -
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Cool looking ship! I like having it. I don't use it, but I like having it. Same with that ugly sansha ship. |
Xercodo
Disturbed Friends Of Diazepam
1225
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Posted - 2012.07.19 00:55:00 -
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The Apotheosis is a nice shuttle, just like the interbus shuttle
The Zephyr is actually great for wormholes, not many people know this but the zephyr has sleeper immunity like pods have NPC immunity, makes the zephyr perfect for providing site warp ins on top of the sentry guns in a sleeper site.
The Echelon has a funny codebreaker (funny if you refine it) but it's better as a shuttle again. Might be later used to make a real hacker/scanner ship kinda like the Primae lead to the Noctis
The Drake is a Lie |
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
8594
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Posted - 2012.07.19 01:01:00 -
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Xercodo wrote:not many people know this but the zephyr has sleeper immunity like pods have NPC immunity Tbh, I think everyone knows this, since it's quite expressly stated in the ship descriptionGǪ
GÇ£If you're not willing to fight for what you have in GëívGëí you don't deserve it, and you will lose it.GÇ¥
CONCORD spawns: quick enough to save you?
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Hiyora Akachi
Bling Ring Tax Evaders
15
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Posted - 2012.07.19 01:08:00 -
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I have found a use.
Gigantic paper weights. |
Grumpymunky
Super Monkey Tribe of Danger
350
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Posted - 2012.07.19 01:23:00 -
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It's good for occupying the space in my hangar between my Zephyr and my Echelon.
Post with your monkey. |
Shameless Avenger
275
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Posted - 2012.07.19 01:56:00 -
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Xercodo wrote:The Apotheosis is a nice shuttle, just like the interbus shuttle
The Zephyr is actually great for wormholes, not many people know this but the zephyr has sleeper immunity like pods have NPC immunity, makes the zephyr perfect for providing site warp ins on top of the sentry guns in a sleeper site.
The Echelon has a funny codebreaker (funny if you refine it) but it's better as a shuttle again. Might be later used to make a real hacker/scanner ship kinda like the Primae lead to the Noctis
LOL... you mentioned this and my 10 Zephyrs gor sold in Jita. Been waiting to sell them for ages.
"This is the Ninja. He will scan you down; he will salvage your wrecks and there shall be no aggro" ~ The Story of the Ninja |
Kyle Ward
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
237
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Posted - 2012.07.19 02:56:00 -
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I like to collect things, so I have one.
Good for spinning, not much else however...
The Sandbox, you're playing it wrong! |
Savage Angel
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
134
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Posted - 2012.07.19 03:24:00 -
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It is best used as a sort of bookmark. I have mine parked in a system I used occasionally to jump off into lowsec, and when I can't remember the name I just open Assets and search for Primae, set destination and go.
And yea, they were to advertise PI when it came out. I took one look at the capacity, then back at my Itty V, and launched it on its bookmark career. |
Jalabaster
Lycosa Syndicate
Surely You're Joking
13
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Posted - 2012.07.19 03:28:00 -
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Quote:Same use as for the Echelon, Zephyr, and Apotheosis: a memento.
Zephyr is useful as a warp-in point, but only if you struggle to kill sleepers.
"when a ship is blown up, the pilot usually winds up replacing it. This drives the economy, steadies inflation, and gives industrialists a reason to manufacture. In contrast, creating isk while never losing any items has the unfortunate reverse effect on the market, plus it isn't really any fun." Jala |
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